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Consumers desire multi-benefit ingredients that are efficacious, but are also being educated on ingredients by brands.

What’s Trending in Skin Care Ingredients?

Consumers want skin care ingredients that tackle all facets of beauty.

Inclusive clinical research, regenerative senolytic technologies, expert-backed clean-ical claims and more will drive the next wave of skin care innovation.

5 Keys to the Future of Skin Care

Skin care was the fastest-growing category in prestige beauty based on units sold, per Circana. The category was also one of only two mass sectors that grew based on unit sales (the other was makeup).

Knowing we have strains of C. acnes that are symbiotic in nature, companies and scientists can create products to target and help curate our skin biomes.

Is XYCM42 the Future of Probiotic Skin Care?

Specific strains of the skin microbiome could support the development of skin biome care.

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The Rise of Face-Grade Body Care: a Skin Care Transformation

From vitamins to fragrance to barrier defense, body skin care is undergoing a revolution.

Vice & Virtue Launches ‘Endocrine Conscious’ Skin Care

Vice & Virtue enters the skin care market with products that are designed to be gentle, addressing various skin concerns without compromising skin health.

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Skin Care Gets Smarter: Exploring Advanced Ingredient Technologies

Skin care is evolving, and advanced ingredient technologies are leading the way. From smart formulas that adapt to the skin's needs to cutting-edge innovations like encapsulated actives, the future of skin care is all about precision and effectiveness.

Double-digit growth has been seen for body creams, lotions and cleaners; and consumer spending on prestige body products has increased by 25%. What's going on?

2024's Fastest-growing Skin Care Category Goes Beyond the Face

Body skin care led the category's growth, in part by coopting ingredients and claims associated with facial skin care. Here’s what’s happening in the category and how brands can tap into the growth.

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Can the ‘Treatment in a Bottle’ Movement Revive Skin Care Innovation?

From needle-free fillers to microneedling-inspired serums, innovative products promise to transform the way shoppers approach facial skin care.

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Sunscreen and Daily Skin Care Are About to Be Disrupted. Here's How to Prepare.

Does sunscreen remain its own category, or does it become an increasingly integrated part of everyday skin care?

According to Euromonitor, 46% of U.S. consumers cite moderate or extreme concern over their skin health in 2024, up from 38% in 2023.

Skin Care Brands Are Racing to Join the Dermocosmetics Movement

U.S. consumers are becoming more sophisticated and savvier, increasingly searching for, and by, desired ingredients, claims and/or positioning to find the most efficacious, personalized, and safe beauty routine. What that means for skin care brands.

“With Megalabs’s international footprint, paired with its unparalleled resources, we are confident that Geologie will continue on its trajectory to scale far beyond its existing omnichannel presence,” says Skaff.

Megalabs USA Enters the Skin Care Market with Acquisition of Geologie

Megalabs USA acquires Geologie, a dermatologist-grade skin care brand, to drive global expansion and innovation. Discover how this strategic move strengthens Megalabs’ leadership in clinical skin and hair care solutions.

Kids don't always understand what, exactly, they're putting on their faces. Brands can help with that.

Gen Alpha and Skin Care: Bubble's Mission to Protect Young Skin

With social media driving a surge in teen skin care, 70% of teens use products without understanding their ingredients or risks.

Introducing ERLY: Redefining Skin Care with a Health-First Approach

Jamie Chandlee, CEO and co-founder of Rank & Style, and Hallie McDonald M.D launch skin care brand ERLY, with a focus on redefining beauty by prioritizing health over trends with simple, effective products.

How can brands of every price point innovate to break through the skin care category’s malaise?

How Skin Care Can Escape Its Innovation Slump

The skin care market is undergoing a shift as consumers seek innovative and effective products that deliver long-term benefits. Brands must adapt to evolving consumer preferences by prioritizing longevity, medicalization and personalization.

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Croda Debuts DS-Ceramide Y3S for Climate-adaptive Skin Care

The fermentation-derived Ceramide NP was developed to support the skin barrier against region-specific environmental stressors; aka geo skin care.

All of d'Alba products use white truffle that's harvested every ten years in Piedmont, Italy.

Italian Brand d'Alba is Booming in Korea’s Skin Care Market

After ranking as one of Koreas top selling skin care brands in 2023, d'Alba wants to expand its success outside of Korea into more international destinations.

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Top Derms Agree: These Skin Care Ingredients Work Best

In a Northwestern Medicine study, a host of nationwide experts identified the best topical skin care ingredients for given skin conditions. The review focused on recommendations by cosmetic dermatologists and narrowed a list of 318 to just 23.

Versed is expanding from skin care into makeup with the launch of its newest makeup collection, featuring a blush stick, brow gel, SPF foundation & more

Versed Expands Into Makeup: Skin Care-Infused, Affordable and High-Performance

The new line combines active skin care ingredients with bold color, offering everything from tinted serums to bronzer sticks—all designed to keep skin calm and balanced.